Garment-form.



J. SATIN. GARMENT FORM. APPLICATION FILED 001.23, 1911.

1,018,377. Patented Feb. 20, 1912,

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J. SATIIj. GARMENT FbRM.

APPLIUAIION FILED 0012.23, 1911.

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JACOB SATIN, 0F BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

GARMENT-FORM.

Application filed October 23, 1911.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 20, 1912.

Serial No. 656,213.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JACOB SATIN, a sub ject of the Czar of Russia, residing at Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New. York, have invented. certain new and useful Improvements in Garment-Forms, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to garment forms and has'particular reference to the expansible and contractible collar operating mechanisni.

An object of the present invention resides in the peculiar construction of the collar operating mechanism support, which will be fully described hereinafter.

For a full understanding of the present invention, reference is to be had to the fol lowing description and to the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a side elevation of the garment form. Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view thereof. Fig. 3 is a fragmentary sectional view of the device, parts thereof being left in elevation. Fig. 4 is a view taken on the line 44 of Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is a similar view taken on the line 5--5 of Fig. 3.

. Fig. dis a fragmentary view taken on the line 66 of Fig. 3, parts thereof being left in elevation.

Throughout the following detail description and on the several figures of the draw in 5, similar parts are referred to by like re erence characters.

larrying out the present invention, the body of the form comprises upper or bust sections 1 and lower or hip sections 2, which sections may be of any number, as may be 7 desired. A plurality of skirt sections 3 are carried by the sections 2 and are adjustably secured tothe support 4, thelatter having a swivel connection with the base 5. The support 4 is provided with a left and right hand threaded portion 6 which may be integrally. formed thereon, or otherwise, said threaded portions carrying apair of nuts 7 which are flexibly connected by the toggle levers 8. These toggle levers 8 are connected to the supporting'plates 9, to which the hip sections are secured. By rotating the member 4, the nuts 7 will advance toward or from each other, depending upon the direction of rotation, and thereby expand or contract the hip sections 2.

Securely mounted on the support 4 and above the threaded portion 6 1s a bearing cup or member lO for receiving a sleeve-11.

which is loosely mounted on said support for independent movement. The lower or bearing terminal of said sleeve 11 is flared outwardly and provided with a washer 12 to prevent dislodgment of said sleeve when the retaining collar or member 13 is secured to the cup 10. A hand wheel 14 is securely mounted on the support 4 for rotating the latter while a'similar member 15 is rigidly secured to the sleeve 11. for rotating said sleeve. A collar expanding and contractin mechanism is threaded on said sleeve 11 an comprises a hollow casing 16 which is provided with a plurality of openings in. its

vertical wall for receiving the rack members 17. Each raclf member carries on its outer terminal a collar section 18, while its inner terminal is provided with teeth to mesh. with the teeth of the gear 19 loosely mounted on the sleeve 11 and extendin into the casing 16. The under surface 0 the gear 19- is provided with a downwardly pro ecting pin 20 which moves in a slot or recess 21 formed in the body of the casing. Loosely mounted on the sleeve 11 is a collar or tubular member 22 rigidly secured to the gear 19 and carrying on its upper terminal a suit- '24 will be screwed tightly against the tubular member of the collar 22, serving the function of a lock nut. By so providingl this look nut 24, it will readily be observe that the sections may be expanded or c'on- I traoted to an desired size and be retained in such position by so moving the lock nut 24 against the collar 22/ Were it not for a this nut '24, the sections would be free to move by any slight jar and thus require close attention of the operator.

From Fig. 5, it will be noted that the rack members 17 are adapted to abut a ainst each other at their inner terminals w ich limits the inward movement of said members. The member abutting against one racl member acts as a brakeon. the latter, thus limitmg the movement of the abutted rack member,

the movement of which is also limited by a and contracting the latter, said rack merrisnnultaneous contact Wlth another rack hers being adapted to abut against :each

member. other when the sections are contracted for Having thus described the inventioln llmitlng the movement of the former. 1-- 5 what 1s churned as new 1s: In testimony whereof I aflii; my signature In. combination, a support, a garment in-presenee of two Witnesses. form comprising movable sections on said support, a gear movably mounted on said JACOB SATIN. support, n'leans for operating Said gear, and Witnesses: 10 rack inel'nbers operable by said gear and DAVID Ct Cannes,

l 4 connected to sald sections for expandingi TsAAoMononnsmmn. 

